When Henry has found out about the Evil Queen, she remembers, she was nearly heart-broken. Because she wanted to protect him. Protect him from her darkness, her sins, her past.
Her sins seem to have come back, impersonated by Cruella and Ursula. She'll be reminded of who she was, every time she sees them. Because if they were the Queens of Darkness, she was the Empress.
Henry doesn't say anything that could upset her, but she feels shame, guilt and… sadness, because she may be missing Robin like hell, but these six weeks have been a quiet bliss…
Until now.